Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 319: Common Rough Woodlouse

Common Rough Woodlouse
Arthropods Daily · No. 319 Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
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Common Rough Woodlouse
Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) – species of family “Porcellionid Woodlice“

Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of European woodlouse. It is not to be confused with Armadillidium spp., which are able to curl into a ball to defend themselves.

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